Transcriptome changes affecting Hedgehog and cytokine signalling in the umbilical cord: implications for disease risk.

<h4>Background</h4>Babies born at lower gestational ages or smaller birthweights have a greater risk of poorer health in later life. Both the causes of these sub-optimal birth outcomes and the mechanism by which the effects are transmitted over decades are the subject of extensive study....

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Main Authors: Walter Stünkel, Hong Pan, Siew Boom Chew, Emilia Tng, Jun Hao Tan, Li Chen, Roy Joseph, Clara Y Cheong, Mei-Lyn Ong, Yung Seng Lee, Yap-Seng Chong, Seang Mei Saw, Michael J Meaney, Kenneth Kwek, Allan M Sheppard, Peter D Gluckman, GUSTO Study Group, Joanna D Holbrook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22808055/?tool=EBI